Albina Engine & Machine Works

Albina Engine & Machine Works was a shipyard along the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was located in the Albina area of Portland along N. River Street and N. Loring Street.

Albina Engine & Machine Works was founded in 1904 by William Cornfoot and others. In 1920, the company formed a subsidiary, the Albina Marine Iron Works, which also built ships and made ship repairs. Albina Marine was eventually merged into the parent company. The Albina Engine & Machine Works produced a number of freighters during World War I, but operated mainly as a repair yard during the 1920s and 1930s. The Albina yard expanded its workforce and production during Portland's World War II shipbuilding boom. It specialized in producing subchasers, vessels designed to combat German U-boats. Albina Engine & Machine Works also built Landing Craft Support vessels, cargo ships, and barges. Business declined in the post-war years, and the company was acquired by the Dillingham Corporation in 1969, along with its subsidiary Fabri-Valve. It continued operating as Albina Engine & Machine Works for several years before changing its name to Dillingham Marine & Manufacturing Co. in 1975; its ship repair division was rebranded as Dillingham Ship Repair. United Press International reported in 1986 that the Dillingham Corporation was seeking a buyout. The assets of Dillingham Ship Repair were sold to Cascade General in 1987.

For World War I in 1918 and 1919, Albina built 17 cargo ships. These were their first ships, Hulls #1 to 17. These were requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board (USSB). Some of the cargo ships built for World War I:

In 1929–1930, the Albina Marine Iron Works built three lightvessels for the U.S. Coast Guard. Each was: length of 133 feet 3 inches (40.6 m), 33 feet (10.1 m) beam and draft of 11 feet 9 inches (3.6 m) These were specially built as a self-propelled ship that would remain on station for nine months of a year. Outfitted with housekeeping and the light .

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